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Celebrate the season with this special holiday edition of Just Say KNOW. Inspired by Maria Calabrese's love of holiday traditions, the Green Bee Life Canna Yule Log combines festive music, cozy fireplace visuals, and reflections on the cultural history of cannabis, hemp, and winter celebrations around the world. From historical references to hemp in ancient societies to modern holiday traditions, this seasonal special offers a relaxing blend of education, storytelling, and holiday spirit. Whether you're enjoying it during the holidays or returning throughout the year, this episode is a reminder that warmth, community, and tradition never go out of season.
Happy happy. Happy. Welcome to Just Say KNOW where we spotlight the innovators behind cannabis as newest products and the groundbreaking ideas driving the legal cannabis movement with some of the smartest minds in the industry. I'm your host, Maria Calabrese, and I couldn't be more excited to share this special holiday episode with you on KCAA Radio 1050 AM, 106.5 FM and KCAA TV.
How's everybody doing? Are you ready to start a new holiday tradition? Well, you're gonna love what we've got in store for today's show. I am thrilled to present our creme de life. First ever, Canna Yule Log a modern twist on a timeless tradition inspired by my love for the holidays and the fireplace in my home, which you might recognize if you ever watched the Hallmark Channel's iconic Yule Log.
Well, our remastered cannabis inspired theme is streaming through New Year's Day exclusive on greenbeelife.com. That's on green Bee with two E's life.com bringing cozy green vibes, a warm glow and our favorite curated greenbeelife holiday playlist. So what is the old Yule log holiday tradition have to do with cannabis, you ask? Well, the season is about taking time off, relaxing and connection.
For centuries, cannabis has played a role in bringing people together from ancient religious traditions, like the use of cannibalism in holy anointing oil. That's right. Look it up. The Old Testament to modern day smoke sessions that spark creativity and joy. There's no more fitting way to reconnect with our historical roots and lift our holiday spirits, than by commemorating its enduring presence and even exchanging cannabis inspired gifts.
Did anybody get any cannabis themed gifts this year? They are making waves. And as Penny Barthel, author of The Cannabis Gardener, explains in our episode five DIY Cannabis Creations, they make thoughtful, personalized gifts, expressions of care and community, offering a way to create your own new traditions. Did you know? Dating back to 1876, the Sultan of Turkey gave the United States marijuana as a gift.
Since its inception, cannabis has experienced a tumult through his journey of highs and lows, showcasing a pattern of resilience against some pretty tough roughnecks and odds. So whether you're exchanging or returning gifts that come from the heart, or just looking for some fresh inspiration to make your holidays brighter, I invite you to embrace the timeless magic of the season with a fresh perspective celebrating all things green, all things magical, and all things together.
Let's keep that holiday spirit glowing and light the way with our greenbeelife first ever. Canna Yule Log a music playlist? Sit back, relax and I'm wishing everyone a happy and healthy new Year.
Hey, I'm Maria Calabrese your host of Just Say KNOW. You're listening to KCAA Radio 1050 AM, 106.5 FM. As we come to the end of our special holiday episode of Just Say KNOW. I want to take a moment to thank you for joining me today, and to reflect on the true spirit of the Yule log tradition. Whether it's through giving gifts, sharing laughs, or just enjoying moments of calm and quiet by the fire.
The holidays remind me of the importance of connection and gratitude. Our catalog was inspired by the intersection of history, tradition and a burning desire to crush the stigma from the ancient roots of cannabis and religious rituals, to its role in today's holiday celebrations. We need to crush this stigma along the road from normalization to legalization. The green Be Life candy you log represents more than just the cozy crackle of a fire.
It's a symbol of just how far we've come in understanding, embracing, and liberating this multifaceted plant and creating new ways to celebrate the promise of cannabis. Streaming through New Year's Day exclusively on greenbeelife.com. That's green light.com. It's my gift to you. A chance to pause, reflect, rethink old notions and enjoy the present moment. So as you wrap up your holiday season and prepare to welcome in the New Year, let's carry forward the warmth and connection of the holidays.
Whether it's through cannabis inspired gifts, music that makes your heart sing, or simply the comfort of a you logs fire's glow. I wish you all joy and inspiration as we together continue to light the way based on fact and science. Thank you for joining me on Just Say Now. Happy holidays and a happy New Year filled with love, light and a touch of green.
Until next time, stay curious, stay connected and remember, just say no. That's with a cane a w can o w. Happy holidays everybody. Have a happy and healthy New Year. See you next year.
Just say know is a greenbeelife presentation airing live weekly on Friday afternoons from 4 to 5 p.m. Pacific on KCAA radio and KCAA TV. Archived audio episodes are on greenbeelife, greenbeelife.com, iHeart Radio, Spreaker and most third party major platforms. For archived videos, check them out on GBL TV on greenbeelife, YouTube and Rumble.
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